Paid training + guaranteed job for graduates — Meta America’s Workforce Academy
Meta (America’s Workforce Academy)
- Pay: Training pay: $25/hr in CBRE postings
Veteran ready to learn a trade? Get paid a daily stipend while you train — tuition, airfare and lodging covered by Meta. Apply first and complete four weeks of training. Guaranteed job for all graduates at a Meta partner. Two tracks: Construction-Ready Training (with Associated Builders and Contractors) and Fiber Technician Training (with CBRE). No prior experience required. Open to veterans and other new entrants to the trades from all 50 states — not veteran-only.
Your path
- What you get
- $25/hr training pay listed in CBRE-reposted AWA ads (during the 4 weeks); tuition, airfare and lodging covered by Meta
- Tuition, airfare, lodging and a daily stipend during training, funded by Meta and administered by its operating partner
- A verified, industry-standard credential (the official Meta flyer names NCCER and an America’s Workforce Certificate)
- Guaranteed job for all graduates: at a Meta partner (construction track) or at Meta construction sites (fiber track)
- Path steps
- Pick a track: Construction-Ready Training (core trades, with ABC) or Fiber Technician Training (with CBRE).
- Apply on that track’s official “Apply Here Now” form. No prior experience required.
- If accepted, travel to training — Meta covers airfare and lodging and pays a daily stipend.
- Complete the four-week program and earn a verified, industry-standard credential.
- Graduate into a guaranteed job: America’s Workforce Academy guarantees a job for all graduates, at a Meta partner (construction) or at Meta construction sites (fiber).
- Goal
- Get paid a daily stipend during four weeks of training, with tuition, airfare and lodging covered by Meta. Apply first and complete the training: America’s Workforce Academy guarantees a job for all graduates, at a Meta partner (construction) or at Meta construction sites (fiber), plus a verified, industry-standard credential.
- Who pays
- Meta funds all costs (an initial $115 million investment); its operating partner administers the program.
- Who qualifies
- Open to qualified veterans, recent graduates, career changers and other new entrants to the trades from all 50 states. No prior experience required. Not veteran-only. In-person training; Meta pays airfare and lodging. CBRE postings note applicants must pass a drug screen, physical and background check.
- Credential
- Verified, industry-standard credential (official Meta flyer: NCCER and America’s Workforce Certificate).
Choose a track (both are four weeks)
Construction-Ready Training
Built with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Four weeks of training in core trades at no cost, with a job at a Meta partner waiting for graduates.
Fiber Technician Training
Built with CBRE. Four weeks preparing for fiber technician careers — no experience required, no costs to participants. Graduates step directly into jobs at Meta construction sites.
Training pay: CBRE-reposted America’s Workforce Academy ads list $25.00/hour during the 4-week training for both tracks (CBRE HV SmartRecruiters — Meta Installer Program; CBRE HV SmartRecruiters posting; Broadband Nation job posting; Delaware JobLink Construction Ready Pathway). Post-grad pay is set by the hiring contractor and isn't published by Meta. ABC notes each Meta contractor partner determines the offer package (ABC: America’s Workforce Academy).
Source: Meta — America’s Workforce Academy (official page), checked Nov 6, 2026. Credential names (NCCER, America’s Workforce Certificate) are from Meta’s official program flyer. Also see ABC: America’s Workforce Academy.